Product Manager – Consumer Products

Our client is a pharmaceutical company that falls within a conglomeration of businesses across several sectors of the economy.

Due to rapid growth of its pharmaceutical products within Africa, the company seeks to recruit a Product Manager – Consumer Products to be based in Dubai with significant travel in Africa.

Ideal candidates should be nationals of Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania or Angola. African female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Job Purpose: Responsible for developing & managing existing & potential consumer products.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Define the strategy and roadmaps of the assigned products.
• Manage the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activities.
• Actively participate in developing consumer business strategy for the organization.
• Drive market requirements for current & future products by conducting market research and feasibility studies through in house team or external agencies.
• Provide in-depth industry, market & competitive product analysis.
• Work closely with sales team to develop sales tools and marketing input materials.
• Define product benefits and product USP to create a distinct product positioning.
• Set up tracking and review system to follow through implementation of various marketing programs and seek efficacy of major marketing campaigns.
• Maintain records of all marketing communication items and marketing spends.
• Propose value proposition and distinctive competitive positioning of assigned products.
• Provide inputs in developing Pricing and Packaging Strategies.
• Proactively communicate with Senior Management on the plans & business performance of the assigned products.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BBA with specialization in Marketing (MBA preferred).

Minimum Experience:

• 4-6 years experience in Product /Brand management of FMCG products (preferably handling personal care products) in Africa
  

Job Specific Skills:

• Excellent team player with ability to influence cross functional teams without formal authority
• Must be analytical and should have very good presentation skills.
• Must be very good in MS office applications
• Knowledge of either French or Portuguese with any local African language preferred.
• Should be willing to travel extensively within Africa

Competencies: Must be performance driven & diligent with integrity and a sense of responsibility to accomplish assigned tasks within specified time lines.

Interested candidates should send their application letters and detailed CV by email ONLY with the TITLE OF THE POSITION ON THE SUBJECT LINE to recruitkenya@kimberly-ryan.net by 2 Aug 2011.

Also indicate the current and expected salary.

Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.